Expansion Records

Two tracks taken from the brand new album "I Am You" released on the 31st January, 2025.  "Magic Night" is coupled with "Someone Like You", a song written for Juliet Roberts of Working Week, on her debut album.  Judy La Rose is the featured vocalist on "Magic Night", a lady who sadly passed away during the recording of the album.  "Someone Like You" features Everett Peter's who sang on the debut EP alongside Charlotte Kelly.

Side A - Magic Night
Side B - Someone Like You.

Limited Edition:  300 copies only.

With songs like “Hangin’ On A String”, Slow Down”, and “Don’t Be A Fool”, London band Loose Ends was massive in the 80s, both here and in the USA. In America the band lived, toured, recorded and hung out with the stars. While recording they stayed in Philadelphia where Phyllis Hyman would call round and hang out. She even recorded one of their songs, “Ain’t You Had Enough Love”.

Ultimately, Steve recalls it all becoming too much. Disagreements, negativity, bad vibes were creeping in and calling problems, all of which were documented at the time, but the music lived on. Differences of opinion on the future musical direction between Carl and Steve/Jane were what finally ended the association between group members. Steve recalls that Carl wanted to go the ‘UK street soul’ route, while Steve & Jane were conscious of their US audience and wanted them to be considered. In the meantime, ‘sampling’ had opened the doors for Carl, Steve and Jane to all benefit from Loose Ends music in hip hop and r&b records by Big Daddy Kane, Snoop Dogg, Bel Biv Devoe, Xscape, De La Soul, and, wait for it, Michael Jackson on “Unbreakable” from his final studio album “Invincible”. Oh and then there’s Mariah Carey who morphed “Stay Awhile” into the tail end of “My All”, akin to “Forget Me Not” on George Michael’s “Fast Love”.

Steve’s new EP is a collaboration with vocalist Debby Bracknell and musician/co-producer George Anderson (Shakatak), with nice touches from guests Dimi Dimiopolous and Sid Gauld. But why now? He says he is testing the water and feedback to the four songs. It’s been a while because he was keen to take life easier after the pressures of the music industry the first time around. He has since been engaged in the teaching world, more interested in getting a high Ofsted rating for his school while not at home with family. Carl McIntosh currently tours Loose Ends with a different line up and wished Steve well with his new music. A reunion one day with all three original members? It’s a definite ‘no’. Jane Eugene still lives and performs as a solo artist in the USA.

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Expansion Records is delighted to announce the release of the stunning new single “My Sagittarius” by Alli’ Starr, marking a significant departure from her strong RnB roots.  This single is due for release on 6th, December, 2024.

“The inspiration behind this track”, adds Alli’ “comes from the greatest love I’ve ever experienced—my Sagittarius. Not only is it my astrological sign, but there’s a fiery passion and magnetic drive that Sagittarians embody, drawing others to us”.

“I invited the double Grammy nominated Marcus Anderson to collaborate because of his ability to transcend instruments and evoke emotions beyond words. His melodic expressions on the flute create waves of feeling, in my opinion, that speak directly to the soul. This track is guaranteed to set the mood, no matter what your astrological sign may be.”

“My Sagittarius” marks a different genre for this Las Vegas resident who expressed her desire to create a defining genre called ‘Bossoul’ and this could be the first of some exciting new material.

Since her previous release “Why?” earlier in 2024, Alli’ has been working hard on tour as backing vocalist to Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King and now, Will Smith; the announcement for whom she was to join his touring camp was preceded by a series of photographs of her journey to join him in Azerbaijan. At that time, it was very much ‘hush-hush’.

Now, Alli’ is getting out and about with dates at The Composer’s Room and the prestigious Myron’s at the Smith Centre, Las Vegas.  This artists’ star is very much in the ascendance.

About Marcus Anderson

The double Grammy and Stellar Award Nominated artist is an incredible act and one worth watching, saxophonist Marcus Anderson is the golden child shining among stars. With 15 studio albums on his list of accomplishments and 5 Billboard number 1s. The fusion jazz artist brings R&B, Pop, Rock and Funk to make music that puts listeners in another atmosphere.

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